Forest Hills Cemetery information

Dating to 1848, Forest Hills is a gorgeous, green cemetery that is filled with art and whimsy. It is still an active burial ground, but it also plays the role of open-air museum. The walking paths are lined with sculptures paying tribute to individuals and causes from times past, while a contemporary sculpture path winds its way around the historic gravestones, connecting then and now.

Gravestones include such famous figures as revolutionary heroes
William Dawes and Joseph Warren; abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison and
suffragette Lucy Stone; poets ee cummings and Anne Sexton; sculptors
Daniel Chester French and Martin Milmore; and playwright Eugene O’Neill.
The on-site Forsyth Chapel is a spot for peaceful contemplation
surrounded by vaulted wood ceilings and stained-glass windows, in the
midst of the greenery. Concerts, poetry readings and other events are often held in this exquisite space. Walk east along the Arborway a half-mile from Forest Hills station.